So make sure that the area around and above the station is cleared. If you want to measure rainfall you cannot have something blocking the droplets. If you want to measure sunlight you cannot have the sensor in a shadow. I don't even have the money to buy a 10m pillar so a 2m pipe above a rooftop is enough for me.ģ) CLEAR AREA AROUND AND ABOVE THE STATION. Wind sensors are supposed to be placed 10m high by the international standards. I know, my radiation station isn't perfect but it helps.Ģ) PUT THE WIND SENSOR HIGH UP. So try to coat all of the metal parts, and put the temperature sensor in a radiation shield. Heat can travel in so many ways it can radiate and conduct through the structure of the station itself. So let's get to the drawing board! Here are some basic rules I did think about:ġ) PROTECT THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR. So by now you should have a pretty good image of what you want. Do you want your measurements to be precisely calibrated and comparable to the national weather institute or are rather amateur values enough for you? But if you want to measure rainfall, wind, solar radiation, UV index or other stuff related to sun or precipitation then the sensors cannot be in a shadow and cannot be blocked neither from upside or from the sides.Ĥ) ACCURACY. Do you just want to measure temperature or humidity? Then you can put the probe nearly anywhere. Remote weather stations need long range transmitters and a self-sustainable power source such as a solar panel.ģ) MEASURED VARIABLES. This is very important since it affects the installation as well as the communication technology and the required power source. This is pretty self-explanatory.Ģ) LOCATION. These are the main things you should think about when designing a weather station (or at least I did so):ġ) BUDGET. And most importantly, enjoy!ĭesigning a weather station is a long and thoughtful process.
#PCB WEATHER FORECAST SOFTWARE#
This software will help eliminate some of the problems.
The new hardware will be ready in just a couple of weeks but until then I'm releasing new firmware.
Many of you were writing to me about multiple problems with the hardware and software.
#PCB WEATHER FORECAST UPDATE#
UPDATE : Hello everyone! It's been a long time. Photo credit: ME (of course) + Viktor Demčák Thanks very much to Lab Cafe makerspace for providing space and support while building this station. measurement of 12 meteorological values.I will try to explain my whole thought process here so if you just want to get right on the build just skip right to step 3.
The station is mounted at a robotic farm near Senec, Slovakia. I tried to make it smaller, simpler, smarter, cooler and leave the acceptable cost of 150€ (165$). For about 8 months I've been working on this new, refined station. I was pleased to see so many positive reactions and I carefully read through every single comment and tip. It even was one of the top 100 Instructables of 2018! And that was a very big deal for a small maker like me. It was featured on the Instructables homepage, Arduino blog, Wiznet museum, Instructables Instagram, Arduino Instagram and also on Weathercloud Twitter. Last year, I published my biggest Instructable to date called Arduino Weathercloud Weather Station.
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